10 preliminary lessons learned from the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004

Almost three weeks following the deadly tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands of people and affected several million in the Indian Ocean region, the ISDR secretariat notes 10 preliminary lessons learned from the disaster.
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7 Jan 2005
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  • United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

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